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Texas Direct Cattle Report

Texas · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

23,805 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $249.27/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 627 lb · 6,288 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.84/cwt -6.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 613 lb · 4,983 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.17/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,745/hd at 752 lb · 1,542 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 23,805

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 110 272.53 $272.53 $1,226
540 540 75 262.00 $262.00 $1,415 -1.54
599 599 151 267.09 $267.09 $1,600 +5.09
600 600 240 259.00 $259.00 $1,554 +3.19
620 620 1,600 246.00 $246.00 $1,525 -9.81
620–640 631 4,300 249.00–251.00 $249.84 $1,576 -5.97
635–646 640 148 247.18–257.31 $252.18 $1,614
668–670 669 175 240.00–243.97 $242.34 $1,621 -12.17
675 675 142 258.25 $258.25 $1,743 +4.25
700–730 714 149 236.58–245.54 $240.79 $1,719 -8.84
740 740 65 248.00 $248.00 $1,835 -3.85
758 758 140 254.00 $254.00 $1,925 +6.00
755–780 762 513 237.56–245.09 $241.79 $1,842 +0.04
800 800 65 233.73 $233.73 $1,870 -2.51
800–822 810 241 233.73–237.00 $235.24 $1,905 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 98 256.00 $256.00 $1,720
700 700 140 259.00 $259.00 $1,813 +8.68
700–725 708 239 254.00–256.00 $255.31 $1,808 +4.99
721–735 724 174 248.00–254.00 $249.38 $1,806 +0.67
725 725 135 263.00 $263.00 $1,907 +14.29
750–765 757 130 253.00–255.00 $254.00 $1,923 +10.05
750–778 771 689 245.00–251.50 $247.45 $1,908 +3.50
800 800 125 250.00 $250.00 $2,000 ±0.00
800–825 807 420 243.00–248.00 $246.57 $1,990 +2.22
825 825 170 244.00 $244.00 $2,013 +2.00
850 850 60 242.00 $242.00 $2,057 +8.00
850 850 118 237.00 $237.00 $2,014 +3.00
900 900 116 225.00–231.00 $228.00 $2,052
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 70 221.00 $221.00 $1,646
750 750 134 220.00 $220.00 $1,650
899 899 98 212.00 $212.00 $1,906

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 640 249.00 $249.00 $1,220 -3.00
545 545 20 252.87 $252.87 $1,378 +1.73
550 550 15 248.00 $248.00 $1,364 -4.00
580 580 575 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 +5.00
600 600 1,890 233.00–240.00 $235.92 $1,416 -1.86
620 620 2,200 228.00 $228.00 $1,414 -12.77
620 620 400 228.00 $228.00 $1,414 -12.77
625 625 75 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 +4.23
625 625 300 248.00 $248.00 $1,550 +7.23
629 629 118 244.00 $244.00 $1,535 +3.23
650 650 75 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 +1.84
685 685 72 241.00 $241.00 $1,651 +2.84
700–734 711 345 224.00–234.00 $230.13 $1,636 +7.56
750–785 764 441 221.00–222.28 $221.74 $1,694 +2.49
775 775 65 228.00 $228.00 $1,767 +8.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 95 267.50 $267.50 $1,404
575 575 80 266.00 $266.00 $1,530
625 625 640 256.00 $256.00 $1,600 +10.91
635 635 160 258.00 $258.00 $1,638 +12.91
650 650 75 255.00 $255.00 $1,658 +8.46
650 650 375 252.00–255.00 $254.20 $1,652 +7.66
650 650 75 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 +3.46
650 650 75 254.00 $254.00 $1,651 +7.46
650 650 225 252.00 $252.00 $1,638 +5.46
680 680 320 243.00–245.00 $243.50 $1,656 +0.50
700 700 70 246.00 $246.00 $1,722 +6.59
700–725 719 340 240.00–243.00 $242.38 $1,743 +7.78
725–735 730 134 236.00–237.00 $236.50 $1,726 +1.90
750 750 515 232.00 $232.00 $1,740 -4.00
750 750 450 230.00 $230.00 $1,725 -6.00
750–760 752 514 228.00–242.00 $234.01 $1,760 -1.99
775 775 63 234.00 $234.00 $1,814 +2.00
800 800 850 226.00 $226.00 $1,808 -2.00
800–825 812 120 225.00–226.00 $225.50 $1,831 -2.50
825 825 120 226.00 $226.00 $1,864 +1.00
875 875 58 221.00 $221.00 $1,934

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 240.00 $240.00 $1,200

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 95 258.00 $258.00 $1,290

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.